International Fisheries Regulations

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identifier: "/us/fr/2022-03042"
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legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "International Fisheries Regulations"
title_number: 0
title_name: "Federal Register"
section_number: "2022-03042"
section_name: "International Fisheries Regulations"
positive_law: false
currency: "2022-02-11"
last_updated: "2022-02-11"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
agency: "Commerce Department"
document_number: "2022-03042"
document_type: "rule"
publication_date: "2022-02-11"
agencies:
  - "Commerce Department"
  - "National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration"
cfr_references:
  - "50 CFR Part 300"
fr_citation: "87 FR 7964"
fr_volume: 87
---


#  Definitions.

**CFR Correction**

This rule is being published by the Office of the Federal Register to correct an editorial or technical error that appeared in the most recent annual revision of the Code of Federal Regulations.

**50 CFR Part 300**

In Title 50 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Parts 228 to 599, revised as of October 1, 2021, in § 300.21, the definition of “Vessel monitoring system (VMS)” is reinstated to read as follows:

§ 300.21

*Vessel monitoring system (VMS)* means an automated, remote system that provides information about a vessel's identity, location and activity, for the purposes of routine monitoring, control, surveillance and enforcement of area and time restrictions and other fishery management measures.